It's pathetic the way Universal Pictures is shoving Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman through a dog-and-pony show promoting The Change-Up, a movie smelling like the rear ends of both those species. Apes make great horror-movie monsters, with their big nasty teeth, their crazy shrieks and scary roars, their ability to jump out and go Boo! The character of Sophie in Miranda July's new movie “the Future” isn't exactly an autobiographical sketch of the film's writer, director and star. By gabe hartwig • ghartwig@post-dispatch.com > 314-340-8353 Movies cost a lot of money to make. Rumors of a Sex and the City prequel have been around pretty much ever since the second movie made it clear that there wasn't much life left in seeing the four original actresses go through the motions of the characters they had defined. Oroville — Three showings of Disney’s movie “cars 2″ are planned at the historic State Theater on Aug. 27. Showings are planned at noon, 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Most of the fun in ” Cowboys and Aliens ” is in its title, which turns out to be no more than a gimmick to get people to fill the theaters. Gideon Media Arts Conference & Film Festival, to be held Aug. Lindsay Lohan’s comeback may be in jeopardy: Actor Ben Foster has landed the lead role in the upcoming movie about crime boss John Gotti and his son, producers said on Tuesday. After this weekend’s box-office receipts are tallied, “the Change-Up” will wish it could trade places with “rise of the Planet of the Apes. Super 8 – Pasquale Iannone reviews the year’s ‘blockbuster with brains’ from acclaimed director jj Abrams and producer Steven Spielberg. Francisco, ca (prweb) August 03, 2011 xtranormal™, the revolutionary approach to movie making, today announced the release of a new, rich set of customizable features for their popular online movie maker. After this weekend’s box-office receipts are tallied, “the Change-Up” will wish it could trade places with “rise of the Planet of the Apes.” When you put your mind to it, it’s amazing what you can do with a smartphone (together with a hundred or so volunteers, a patient actor and a large crane). 6-11, 2011, gets major coverage through Christian Movie Connect hosted by producer and media personality Cheryl Ariaz Wicker, a video podcast which has recently become available on itunes and on ChristianMovieConnect.com. Brooklyn’s Finest Reviewed by Ryan M. Eft   In my review of this week’s Alice in Wonderland, i commented on the need for every movie to devolve into action spectacle. Alex Gibney and Alison Ellwood’s documentary “magic Trip” chronicles the 1964 acid-fueled cross-country bus journey of the author Ken Kesey and his friends.